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道德經

道德經

See also: 道德经

Chinese

		direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk	Germany; virtue; goodness Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture
trad. (道德經)		道	德	經
simp. (道德经)		道	德	经

Proper noun

道德經

An ancient classic Chinese text whose authorship is attributed to Laozi, the title of which is variously transliterated in English as Dao De Jing, Tao Te Ching or Tao Teh King.

Noun

道德經 (classifier 本 (běn))

A published copy of Tao Te Ching.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Dàodéjīng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶ dak¹ ging¹
Min Nan (POJ): Tō-tek-keng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Dàodéjīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dawderjing
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou⁶ dak¹ ging¹
  - Yale: douh dāk gīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ dak⁷ ging¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² tɐk̚⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tō-tek-keng
  - Tâi-lô: Tō-tik-king
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doixdekkefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɤ²²⁻²¹ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɤ⁴¹⁻²² tiɪk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɤ²²⁻²¹ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /to³³⁻¹¹ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ³³⁻²¹ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/